girl's name
Prairie
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 577
Prairie is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 34 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 100,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Prairie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 59 |
| 1980s | 44 |
| 1990s | 32 |
| 2000s | 73 |
| 2010s | 122 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 171 |
How popular is Prairie?
In 2025, Prairie was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Prairie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Prairie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Prairie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Prairie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Prairie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Prairie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Prairie
How popular is the name Prairie?
In 2025, Prairie was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Prairie a girl's or a boy's name?
Prairie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Prairie?
Prairie has 2 syllables.
When was Prairie most popular?
Prairie peaked in 2024, when 34 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Prairie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Prairie currently ranks #3,192 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.